lollington Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 My rig had me screaming like a little girlie girl twice today. Never had any problem with my set up - 4U flight case with Hartke amp, Korg tuner and a Samson power conditioner. Today I added a dbx compressor and shifted the units around so that the power conditioner sat at the back of the flight case behind the small tuner. This way I could continue to use the 4U case. Wires were all tidy but a bit of a squeeze, nothing obstructing airflow to the amp. I'm also expecting delivery of a mains powered effects pedal. I thought that I could power the pedal from the conditioner to protect it from any naughty power mishaps but also to keep sockets and cables to a minimum. Problem is, the pedal has a power adapter so will not fit straight into the conditioner. I cut the end off of a male-female kettle lead and replaced it with a standard 3 pin socket, like so, so that the power adapter will go into this and then the conditioner. This all makes sense to me, but I received two whacking great shocks, once when I touched the flight case, and another time when I was playing my bass. I'm not using the pedal yet but the socket is wired into the power conditioner. Have I done something stupid enough to deserve these shocks? Either the power conditioner doesn't like the homemade cable or things are a bit tight in there and need to be moved into a 6U case? Help please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Sound like you've got something dangerously wrong! I'd suggest you're not going to live long enough to fix it if you're waiting for 'beyond the computer' diagnosis. Do yourself a favour & get someone qualified in electricals to sort if for you - QUICK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Can I have your avatar when you die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollington Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 UPDATE: Just switched the light off in my front room... DARGHHGGHH! Same thing! Guess I can write off the problems with my rig. Another nasty shock just from touching the light switch. Time to get in touch with the landlord... Avatar remains mine for another day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I saw the pic and was reading wondering how your gear tried to chop you up an you ducked and it only got a cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollington Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Problem solved, an update for those of you with wooden floors to consider... Nail in floorboard near door had been hammered into wire in downstairs lighting ring. Standing on this nail barefoot whilst touching a metallic object with an earth (light switch, guitar, radiator etc) = 240v ouchiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Ouch indeed. No RCDs in the consumer unit then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollington Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 [quote name='flyfisher' post='1362245' date='Sep 4 2011, 09:19 PM']Ouch indeed. No RCDs in the consumer unit then. [/quote] Yes, but only on the kitchen ring, not the other half of the flat. It's an old house/flat conversion, pre regulation. Now I can use my amp again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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